Cost of having an internal wall built?

summerday

Hi, we are thinking about having a wall with double doors built between our living room and kitchen/diner, because it is very open plan and would be nice to have the living room a bit more separate/private.Does anyone know how much this is likely to cost? The length of it would be about 3 metres.Any advice from anyone would be much appreciated. I guess we will need to contact the people at the council to check out building regs, but assume we don't need planning permission. We live in East England.Thanks, Sarah

adaze

Not really sure on the actual cost, but a thermalite block is 440 * 215 so you would need approx. 95 blocks (3m wide x 3m high). At most 95p a block so £90.25. Sand & Cement - 1 bag of sand might do 10 blocks so you'd need 10 bags + 2 bags of cement. £1.40 sand, £3.80 cement = £21.60. So approx £110 for materials then a days labour, maybe 2 with setting out etc, with 2 guys (£100 per man per day)..... £500 how does that sound..... no idea how accurate that is though

P.s. You shouldn't need to meet building regs for an internal wall.

P.p.s couln't you just get some custom made doors made that fit the gap, probably cheaper and would look better...

phill99

Its more likely two days as you can only take the wall up so far in a day as the mortar needs to go off. If you build too high with wet mortar, it tends to sqeeze out at the bottom. And of you can get a bricky for £100/day,please let me have his details. More like £150/day. So you are looking more like £800. And then you would have to plaster it
A stud wall would be quicker as it could be built, boarded and skimmed in a day, so probably less than £700. Plus the cost of doors, frames etc.

ukwoody

The benefit of building a studwall, is that in years to come if you wish to change your mind or sell the house on, it's not permanant and can be removed. As Phil has said it's cheaper too.

Woody

summerday

Thanks for those helpful replies folks, sorry my thanks button doesn't work but you've given me plenty to think about.

summerday

Sorry to be a total bimbo, but I'm trying to find out exactly what a stud wall is? I'm gessing it is lighter than an ordinary wall, made of wood? So would it not be possible to put double doors in the middle of it?

adaze

Its a wall made of a wooden frame with plasterboard fixed to the frame. Yes you can still put the door in it.

ormus

i built my own stud wall 2 yrs ago (about 3m). got all the wood PB etc from wickes.
cost about 100 quid.
not including the skimming which was done as part of another job.

nickcardwell

saraht wrote: »

Sorry to be a total bimbo, but I'm trying to find out exactly what a stud wall is? I'm gessing it is lighter than an ordinary wall, made of wood? So would it not be possible to put double doors in the middle of it?

as whats been said above but to add in simple terms, when you knock on the wall if it sounds solid chances are its brick, if its not its a stud wall. Chances are if you live in a house, upstairs walls will mainly be stud walls.

Either way or wall you still will be able to put doors in the middle.

summerday

That's great news and very informative, thanks again.

plumb1_2

adaze wrote: »

Its a wall made of a wooden frame

Or metal stud.